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Post #205,000 by ben_tilly 4/27/05 5:21:57 PM Reply	The hope from Apple would be... that increased sales of one book around the world are not made up for from lost sales of all books through Apple. And this would cause the publisher to withdraw the book. Of course it won't happen because no publisher wants to set a precedent of being able to be pushed around if they publish a book that someone dislikes. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #205,020 by ChrisR 4/27/05 6:30:04 PM Reply	So what's Apple's volumes for book sales? Can't see losing that channel for a publisher makes much difference in the long run.
Post #205,024 by ben_tilly 4/27/05 7:27:26 PM Reply	Point Apple is not only a bully, it is an inept bully. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #205,036 by a6l6e6x 4/27/05 8:56:43 PM Reply	Yep. Their action was couterproductive. [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27/apple_snubs_wiley/\|Register]: Despite almost turning over a billion dollars year, the Hoboken, NJ-based company remains a family-owned firm, and is standing by its authors. iCon had shot up to No.144 in Amazon.com's sales rankings today. [link\|http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/\|John Wiley & Sons, Inc] is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Tickers: JWa and JWb for class A and class B stock respectively. Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell

"Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography" - (a6l6e6x) - (27) - April 26, 2005, 09:59:57 PM EDT

This doesn't seem right - (tjsinclair) - (12) - April 26, 2005, 10:24:28 PM EDT

You must be very busy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - April 26, 2005, 10:36:12 PM EDT

Seems to be an update of an earlier work. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 26, 2005, 11:12:11 PM EDT

Sort of, but not for the reason everyone else is PO'd - (scoenye) - April 27, 2005, 10:48:41 AM EDT

Well, it keeps me off the streets... -NT - (tjsinclair) - April 27, 2005, 01:21:02 AM EDT

Y "wonder what WAS in" it? Still IS - just BUY it elsewhere! -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 01:09:51 AM EDT

I think I would have used "was". - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:49:13 AM EDT

Ah, that's a relief. - (CRConrad) - April 27, 2005, 08:34:08 AM EDT

From the Motley Fool: - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - April 27, 2005, 05:03:16 PM EDT

The hope from Apple would be... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 05:21:57 PM EDT

So what's Apple's volumes for book sales? - (ChrisR) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 06:30:04 PM EDT

Point - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:27:26 PM EDT

Yep. Their action was couterproductive. - (a6l6e6x) - April 27, 2005, 08:56:43 PM EDT

Can't say I blame them - (tuberculosis) - (11) - April 27, 2005, 12:36:27 PM EDT

Well, didn't he? - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - April 27, 2005, 01:37:14 PM EDT

Not in my book - (tuberculosis) - (7) - April 27, 2005, 02:17:46 PM EDT

The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 02:43:41 PM EDT

Good to know you aren't all that freakishly brilliant. - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 04:08:33 PM EDT

As opposed to Dell/Gates - (tuberculosis) - April 27, 2005, 05:46:53 PM EDT

points to the gryge except for the NeXT, beautiful box - (boxley) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 09:03:44 PM EDT

Wow. You really have done everything, haven't you? :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 09:25:13 PM EDT

naw, there is a wicker swing with a hole in the bottom..... -NT - (boxley) - April 27, 2005, 09:36:44 PM EDT

I'll partially concede on the NeXT . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 10:29:45 PM EDT

Grygus on Apple - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 10:26:59 PM EDT

Me on Osborne - (Ashton) - May 2, 2005, 05:33:17 AM EDT

Cringely's take on it - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 29, 2005, 10:23:22 AM EDT

Steve knows how the game is played - (cforde) - April 30, 2005, 02:48:57 AM EDT

YOU are gonna lecture ME on 'clear prose'?
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